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16-year-old boy stabbed by another student in bathroom at Firestone CLC in Akron, police confirm

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AKRON, Ohio — A 14-year-old boy stabbed a 16-year-old boy during a fight in a boy’s bathroom at Firestone CLC in Akron, according to a news release from the Akron Police Department.

Around 1:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon, multiple officers responded to the school to help the school resource officer after reports that a student was stabbed, the release said.

The 16-year-old boy was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The 14-year-old boy was detained and taken to the police station for questions. Police said felonious assault and possibly other charges are pending the outcome of the investigation, which is ongoing.

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